NORSOK STANDARD

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

FISCAL METERING SYSTEM FOR GAS

I-SR-104
Rev. 1, January 1995

Please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the NORSOK standards neither OLF nor TBL or any of their members
will assume liability for any use thereof.

1 FOREWORD
This standard has been developed by the NORSOK standardisation work group and agreed by the
Norwegian industry for the widest possible national and international application.

2 SCOPE
This standard describes the functional requirements for fiscal gas metering systems.

3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
CEN/TC 234 -WG5
N40 Draft
ISO 6978:
NORSOK standards
I-CR-100

"Functional requirements for gas metering systems for natural gas"

"Calculation of heating value and reference density".
In particular
"Fiscal measurement systems"

4 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

4.1 Definitions
None

4.2 Abbreviations
UAS
CEN/TC

Safety and Automation System

The European Committee for Standardization/ Technical Committee

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5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 General
The metering system shall measure flowrate and total quantity and have access to gas quality
parameters. The metering system shall be in accordance with CEN/TC 234 WG5 N40 Draft and
requires approval by the national authorities.
Optionally the metering system shall also control an automatic gas sampler system, i.e.

provide a flow proportional pacing signal (and a fall back signal).

monitor the sample volume collected and status of the sampling system.

Three uncertainty classes of metering systems are specified according to their degree of accuracy,
see clause 5.9 Performance below.

5.2 Products / Services

Not applicable.

5.3 Equipment/schematic
The metering system shall consist of:

A mechanical part, including the flow element.

An instrument part.
A computer part performing calculations for quantity, reporting and control functions. The
computer part shall be dedicated computer(s). Optionally the computer part can be ( partially
or wholly) a part of SAS.

5.4 Performance
5.4.1 Capacity
The flowrate in each meter run shall not exceed limits resulting in total uncertainty of standard
volume specified below.
5.4.2 Accuracy
The table below specifies max. uncertainty (95 % conf. level) in % of standard volume.
Class A

Class B

Class C

+/-1.0 %

+/-1.8 %

xx *)

*) Any other uncertainty value than Class A, based on cost-benefit analysis, ref. Norsok Standard ICR-100 .

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5.4.3 Lifetime
Application specific

5.5 Regularity
99.9 %.

5.6 Process/ambient conditions

Ref. to process data sheet (application specific)
Installation

Indoor/outdoor

5.7 Operational Requirements

5.7.1 For all meetering systems

The metering system shall automaticly perform all line/ valve control as required during
normal operation . There shall also be a manual mode (performed from the computer part)
for such operations.
The metering system shall be operated from the computer part. Optionally the system shall
be operable from SAS (if the system has a dedicated computer part).
The computer part shall be dedicated computer(s). Optionally the computer part can be (
partially or wholly) a part of SAS.
It shall be possible to operate all valves locally.
The opening and closing of the metering system with gas flowing through, shall always be
done in manual mode (from the computer part).
It shall be possible to measure the gas flow for class A - C for different operating conditions
as shown in the table below:
Operation condition

Class A

Class B

Class C

During regular calibration of the field instruments

Yes

Yes

Application specific

When a field instrument of any type fails

Yes

Application
specific

Application specific

5.7.2 For metering systems with multiple meter runs

In automatic mode the metering system shall open or close meter runs as required by the
amount of gas flow being measured.
The meter run outlet valves shall be manually operated from the control room (i.e. shall not
be part of the automatic operation). Optionally these valves shall only be locally operated
(prosject specific).

5.8 Maintenance Requirements

Ref. to NORSOK I-CR-100 .
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5.9 Isolation and sectioning

No specific requirements.

5.10 Layout Requirements

Application specific.

5.11 Interface Requirements

Computer part interfaces:

If dedicated computer: SAS (The data transfer content are application specific).
Flow proportional sampling system and/or On-line gas chromatograph.

The remaining interfaces, if any, are application specific, (e.g. Water dew point, Hydrocarbon dew
point, Hydrogensylfid (H2S)).

5.12 Commissioning Requirements

No specific requirements.

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